The Framework

Age

1) The age range of the Scheme is from the 14 to the 24.
2) The minimum starting ages for each Award are:

Bronze Award

Bronze: 14 years old

Silver Award

Silver: 15 years old

Gold Award

Gold: 16 years old.

Subject to these minimum ages, entry may be for the Bronze, Silver or Gold Award.
3) The latest date for entry into the Scheme is the 23rd birthday and the upper age limit for all participants is 24. All activities to count for an Award must be completed before the 25th birthday. Extensions can only be considered where illness, accident or unavoidable circumstances make this impossible, in which case requests are to be referred by Operating Authorities to the Award Office for consideration.

The Award of the Scheme

There are 3 Award Levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold.

The Sections of the Scheme

For each Award, those taking part have to complete the requirements of each of the 4 sections (5 sections for Gold Level):

Service

Skills

Physical Recreation

Adventurous Journey

Residential Project (Gold Level only)

Steps to attain the Award

Enquiry

AYP is about self-challenge and our programmes cover voluntary service and extra curricular activities. You should study the details before joining. You may find useful information in this website, or may visit Award Office/Operating Authorities for details. Some Operating Authorities may have specific recruitment targets and you may choose the suitable one to join.

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To begin your AYP journey, you should purchase a record book through an Operating Authority. All Award activities should be recorded on the record book for evaluation. Only activities undertaken after the enrollment will be counted. You will be asked to provide personal information during the enrollment. Should there be changes on the information, you should inform Operating Authority immediately for correspondences update.

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Enrollment

Selection of Activities

You may choose your activities according to your abilities and interests and please refer to the guidelines in AYP Handbook. Except Adventurous Journey Section, you may plan your Award activities for assessment. You may choose the same activity for different levels (e.g. choosing Karate for both the Bronze and Silver Level) and improvement should be shown in the advanced level.

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You have to invite instructors to provide guidance to your selected activities. For activities organized by an individual body/institution, you can pick that instructor. Please inform the User Unit before the start of an activity; if the activities are chosen by you, that instructors have to be approved by User Units. The assessment of activities will be taken by experienced and knowledgeable assessors. In general, the assessor for Bronze/Silver Award activities will be the assessed instructor and you should invite them before the start of activity. The assessors of Gold Award level are appointed by respective Section Panel.

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Invitation of Instructors

Approval of Activities

After inviting suitable instructors for assessing Bronze and Silver activities, you need to report your definite plan of actions to the leaders of your Operating Units. There is no set syllabus or common standard to achieve. You should set challenging, realistic and achievable goals within the time frame. For Gold Award activities, you need to present the plan to Section Panels at least 1 month before the starting date. Only activities recorded will be recognized with the approval from the Operating Units/Section Panels.

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You should keep progress of the activities as scheduled and keep contact with the assessors to evaluate the progress of and performance.

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Scheduling Progressed Activities

Record of Activities

You should keep record of the progress and details of the activities for assessors and Operating Authorities to review after completion.

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Upon completion of the Award activities, you should ask your instructors and assessors to endorse on the record book to certify the progress and performance. Gold award participants shall meet the Section Panels to prove your activity record, where Section Panels will endorse for certification.

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Endorsement

Attain the Award

Participant fulfilling the requirements for each Level will be awarded a certificate and a pin. Bronze Award Presentation will be organized by the Operating Authorities; Silver Award Presentation will be organized by the Award Office, and the Silver Awards will be presented by celebrities. Participants are required to complete the Notification of Attainment of Silver Award before the deadline of presentation ceremony (Some Operating Authorities may have special arrangements for their participants). Gold Awards will be presented by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Participants are required to complete the Notification of Attainment of Gold Award and hand in their record books before the deadline.

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Start your Award Journey

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Bronze Award

BRONZE

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Silver Award

SILVER

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Service: “YOUTH WE 3ERVE” Mental Health Ambassador Training Programme

Encourage young people to understand, learn and participate in the spirit of volunteering, such as visiting elderlies, team leader training, and first-aid qualification.

Physical Recreation: Board rowing, Canoeing, Stand up Paddle-boarding Classes

Encourage young people to participate in sports to strengthen their bodies and improve their potentials and technical levels, such as learning badminton, yoga, swimming, playing track and field, or getting canoe certificates.

Skills: Japanese Class

Encourage young people to discover and develop personal interests, social, practical and work skills, and enrich themselves through learning, such as learning music, language, visual arts, and information technology.

Adventurous Journey: Adventurous Journey Training Courses (Hiking) 2021-2022

Cultivate the spirit of adventure and exploration in young people. Adventurous Journey will focus on the journey experience, so that participants must receive various basic field trainings, such as teamwork and leadership skills, equipment usage, map reading, compass skills, first-aid, safety measures and emergency handling.

Residential Project: “Dr. Irene Tang AYP Residential Project Camp – Green to Goal: Create Your Eco Fashion

Encourage young people to participate in meaningful group activities, stay out with a group of unfamiliar youth for five days and four nights, live together and engage in different activities, thereby broadening personal experience and improving social skills. Activities such as overseas exchange activities, youth leaders training camp will be considered in this subject.

Forms for participants

Useful Links for Five Sections

Service Section
Agency for Volunteer Service The Fire Safety Ambassador Scheme
Occupational Safety & Health Council HKFYG Youth Volunteer Network
The Hong Kong Council of Social Service Hong Kong Red Cross
YMCA of Hong Kong Heep Hong Society
Against Child Abuse Hong Kong Federation of Handicapped Youth
The Hong Kong Society for the Deaf Evangel Children’s Home
The Conservancy Association Society of Boys’ Centres
The Free Methodist Church of Hong Kong Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired
Christian Action Hong Kong Children & Youth Services
The Family Planning Association of Hong Kong Wu Oi Christian Centre
Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service Hong Kong Student Aid Society
Hong Kong Sports Association for Persons with Intellectual Disability Po Leung Kuk
New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association World Vision Hong Kong
Skills Section
Worldskills Hong Kong Post Stamps
The Hong Kong Children’s Choir Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong
British Council Hong Kong Alliance Francaise
Goethe-Institut Hong Kong Vocational Training Council
HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education CityU School of Continuing and Professional Education
CUHK School of Continuing and Professional Studies HKBU School of Continuing Education
Adventurous Journey Section
AFCD-Enjoy Hiking Hong Kong Youth Hostels Association
Hong Kong Mountaineering Association FolloMe
Camping Association of Hong Kong, China Hong Kong Observatory
Oasistrek
Physical Recreation Section
Hong Kong Sports Institute Orienteering Association of Hong Kong
Physical Fitness Association of Hong Kong, China Hong Kong Island Archery Club
Residential Project Section
Outward Bound Hong Kong VolTra
Youth Development Commission Hong Kong Youth Exchange Platform